Audible response

Relaxed requirements for passenger ships

Security requirements targeted to the activity - relaxations for passenger ships

In the consultation, the Danish Maritime Authority proposes to equate the different modes of transportation for passengers in relation to terrorist protection. It is expected that passenger ships and other ships with ISPS status, which are predominantly in domestic traffic, will be equated with security levels and measures in e.g. trains, city and port buses, or for larger passenger ships with dedicated terminals. Danish Ports welcomes that maritime security is to a greater extent based on common sense. It is Port Denmark's position that the change covers all passenger ferries in domestic traffic and that the relaxed requirements for ship security also apply to the ferry companies and port facilities that serve the passenger ships. Fast ferries and passenger ships sailing on Route T should also be covered by the amended executive order if they predominantly sail in Danish domestic traffic. Read Port Denmark's consultation response here and the Danish Maritime Authority's consultation letter here